iRobot, perhaps best known for its Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner, has announced the Ava 500, a robot that lets users conduct video conferences while on the move. The device was developed and will be marketed in close alliance with Cisco. Updated 6 Years ago

In seductive attires that leave nothing to the imagination; they barter for clients to sustain them in their trade. Deal sealed, they disappear with their clients into dingy rooms to consummate their contract. Within minutes, the transaction is over and they are back on the street to hook another willing client. Updated 6 Years ago

“Reserved for men?” Aisha Umar, a single young mother-of-two from Mubi Local Government Area in Adamawa State and Abuja’s renowned pioneer female taxi driver queried in disagreement when asked why she decided to explore opportunity in a job known to be common with men in Nigeria. Updated 6 Years ago

Last week I tried to put a definition on the phrase “street children’, tried’ because it has not been easy finding the most appropriate definition -in addition to what was provided last week it might be necessary to add, that street children are usually below the age of 18 years, and are those who for quite some time have made the streets, not only places where they live, eat and play ,but also areas, or structures where these children do some minor work related activities . Updated 6 Years ago

On their sick beds at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), their prayer is to live. Will Nigerians hearken to the cries of Timothy Olaonipekun (13), Chioma Ukanwa (9) and Esther Ekpo (19 months), who are suffering from cancer? WALE ADEPOJU reports. Updated 6 Years ago

Barbecued food has been linked to an increased risk of cancer. But you can have your barbecue and your health too if you follow these suggestions. • Keep a watchful eye to avoid barbecue flare-ups and the resulting charring of your food. Charred food is linked with the creation of carcinogens. Updated 6 Years ago

Susan Rice was up until recently the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Her long-standing aspiration of becoming the US Secretary of State was dashed when the Republicans in the Senate started sharpening their knives in anticipation of her formal nomination for that position by President Barak Obama. Updated 6 Years ago

About a week ago, I received a report from the Legal Defence and Assistance Project, an organisation committed to monitoring and documenting unlawful killings in Nigeria. The centre also monitors the disposition of relevant authorities saddled with administration of justice in Nigeria. LEDAP may not be your idea of a huge civil society group but heroism exists there. In one bold report, it documents extrajudicial executions and summary killings in Nigeria. Nothing could have been more patriotic and I noted as much in a letter to the organisation. Updated 6 Years ago

Right from that Friday, September 23rd, 2011 when the 19 of us were formally inaugurated as Nigeria’s Centenary Celebrations Planning Committee, I knew Mr. President was in trouble. I did not envy our chairman, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, either. I knew too that by extension, ours was going to be in the main a thankless job. But Project Nigeria was worth the foreseeable headache. I had taken time out to chew sufficiently on our terms of reference (ToR) and could not but walk away with the sad truth that Mr. President had asked us to walk the minefield. For, the odds were glaringly up in arms against us: yes, 100 years was worth celebrating; in fact I doubt if it’s optional. But given the prevailing mood of the nation, especially the current security challenges, I was convinced that both constructive and professional Nigerian critics were going to have a field day. Updated 6 Years ago

No one will be accusing Kanye West of yousubtlety any time soon. His massive publicity blitz for his highly-anticipated new album Yeezus continued over this past weekend, with a highly-charged performance at the Governor’s Balls at New York’s Randall’s Island. Updated 6 Years ago